There’s a fine line between designs that are jaw-droppingly original and ones that are truly awful. Unfortunately, a lot of people tend to lean heavily on the latter side of the line, so the world’s filled with design atrocities that will make you cringe. So bad they’re good? Nah. So bad they’re the worst.
The Crappy Design subreddit with more than 2.3 million members is home to the worst designs ever and we bring you the newest ones to scare your artistic friends with. Even if you know next to nothing about good design, you’ll intuitively shy away from some of these design choices. Scroll down, upvote your fave crappy designs, and let us know in the comments which ones you loved to hate the most.
When you’re done, have a look through Bored Panda’s earlier posts about the Crappy Design community here, here, and here.
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I've played enough video games to know that there are invisible walls everywhere
It's actually a decent design when considered in context: it is most likely intended to keep vehicles off the path.
Yeah vehicles couldn't drive around that at all!! I reckon its designs to slow cyclists down crossing the other path... maybe. Who knows!?
Load More Replies...2 Butts 1 Plant
I needed to take a moment to realize that those are the palms of a person's hands.
I was wondering what the butts had to do with plants. Then I realized they were actually hands.
I saw this and thought, you've gone this far. Why not just show the whole butt.
A Scene From An Indian TV Show
I mean to be honest this looks close enough. It's a movie, unless there are doctors watching nobody will know the difference
Im a doctor, and every single movie/TV show depicting anything medical gives me the creeps. Like the always recreated "take out the bullet and solve the gunshot like magic" scenes. Laugh at them all the time. Sooo... This one is also ok. It's like playing pretending with kids.
Load More Replies...I can excuse the makeshift defibrillators, and even the fact that they were too lazy to tie some phone cords to them or paint them for a little believability, but.........there needs to be skin contact! Unbutton his shirt! This looks more like a dangerous ironing job than a life-saving technique.
I’m like at least spray paint then black so you can’t see the sponge part
Load More Replies...Not to mention this lady wears her mask with her nose out...smh 2020-08-21...179de3.jpg
Ummm... just look at any indoor business clientele. There's always that one guy....
Load More Replies...Previously, Bored Panda spoke to the Crappy Design moderators to learn more about their community.
“The original motivation for the subreddit was to point out crappy designs. Nowadays, most subscribers probably come here for entertainment,” the moderators told us that a part of their followers is there just to have fun and gawk at truly ugly design decisions.
“However, it is common to have meaningful discussion here on why or why not something is crappy design,” they pointed out that some of the members actively participate in in-depth chats.
Idk I'm European
Those who can't afford health care in the US will be driven to suicide. So sad...
It's only suicide, when you want to die ... not when you only have two options: rob a bank to pay for medical treatment, or die, because you can't afford it.
Load More Replies...This is not American healthcare... this is a pharmacy in Sosnowiec, Poland.
I live in Australia. We have Medicare for all - healthcare funded by taxes. You can also choose to pay for private cover so you can choose surgery dates and doctors. You can also choose doctors on Medicare. There is more choice on Medicare than private health insurance. What this means is that the country as a whole is healthier. And it's kind. Taxes should pay for health and education. Insurance should die like the profit driven policies of the 20th century. The 21st century is about ethics and with less money around - that's what we need. & I'm done :)
I strongly suspect that your Medicare and ours in the US are similar in name only. I thought it meant that when you reached eligibility age, your medical expenses were covered. Nope. First you have to enroll with one of a dizzying variety of insurance providers who all cover different things for different costs & copays. Then you wait to see how much you owe AFTER they settle with your medical provider. It's a huge game of roulette and you still end up owing big medical bills.
Load More Replies...True story my MRI of my entire spine in Florida was $13,288 for 30 mins inside a tube! Thankfully my insurance covered it. But just goes to show America's healthcare system is a f****n joke and robbery!!!!
I have brain cancer as well as epilepsy, and as of this writing, need an MRI every six months. They last about half an hour and I also need an IV, which is never fun. I believe one MRI for me costs more than $10,000. If that isn't enough, I also take an anti-seizure medication every 12 hours.
Load More Replies...Yup, the fact that many still feel basic healthcare is not a basic right is astounding. We desperately need to ban lobbyist.
America needs to get their c**p together they need affordable healthcare for one thing and then the list goes on and on
As if to say for affordable health care we must hang together...or separately. You choose.
This Captain Of The Submarine In My English Book
I didn't get this until I read your comment :D!!
Load More Replies...this is not a submarine. it's regular ship with windows in it's hull and the view is from underwater perspective. bad design part is that top half of the Boat should be more distorted 1150272-5f...6dadbc.jpg
Honestly it's the sea turtle that throws me off. Like- he's right there. The picture is just... confusing.
Load More Replies...I am more worried about the guy in the red shirt: where did his legs go?
My husband was on the US James Monroe 622(G) (1971 -1973). He loved this one.
Was looking at this like ??? for a time period longer than I'd like to admit.
That's Not How It Works
Don't say that. Many people would prefer to make a dog than a human, and if it has to be with their brother or sister...
Load More Replies...The brother and sister gave birth to a dog. That makes a lot of sense
Founded back in 2011, the community has flourished over its 9-and-a-half-year existence. Just a year ago, the Crappy Design subreddit had 1.7 million members and got more than 2 million page views each month. Those are huge numbers to be fair. However, since then, the sub has gained an additional half a million new followers.
But let’s hop back to what makes product designs good or bad. For instance, researcher Don Norman writes in his book ‘The Design of Everyday Things’ that good design is upfront and honest about what the thing does. No hidden purposes for Norman!
At the same time, he says that designs have to look beautiful and uncluttered while pushing the boundaries of what a particular object means to us. So we have to be innovative but simple while avoiding clutter and mediocrity. Quite a challenge, wouldn’t you think? No wonder there are so many bad designs out there.
They Said You Will Be In The Front Page, But Didn't Mention What The Title Of Next Article Going To Be
Some years ago, after the Costa Concordia disaster, a local newspaper in Sweden ran an article about it.... next to a full page advert for cruises.
Load More Replies...My wedding announcement was put in the Obit column :( We got our money back, but it must've been an omen because the marriage failed :(
Reporters, writers, headliners, editors, proofreaders, people in pasteup, photographers, people in mock-up, layout, recorders for offset, printers, pressmen, and more are scattered throughout the various departments of a magazine or newspaper. Anyone of these might have seen this page and sent a warning to a higher up who could have changed this. Maybe the General Manager approved for ratings. I’ll bet this couple bought as many copies as they could to keep them from family and neighbors.
I’ve seen this happen so many times. They’ll put a photo of the witness or neighbour they interviewed and if you just walk by the newsstand without reading the story, you just assume the person in the photo is the offender!
People Wearing Face Masks Looking Like Monsters
The thought of running into people who looked like that would keep me at home...permanently.
I have a mask that looks like that. I get some strange looks but it's amazing how well it encourages people to keep at least two metres away!
Load More Replies...You know at this point I am beginning to believe that monsters would be better than humans at this point
That’s what I saw in my peripheral vision before I focused on the picture.
Load More Replies...Aliens on board of Covid-19 space ship
Load More Replies...That would make a great horror movie poster. They have finally come. And they're hungry for human flesh. Ha,ha,haaa.
They look like squinting shark people, this is a glimpse to our future. I for one welcome our new shark overlords.
just because its the right thing to do, it could mean you have to make it look like the wrong thing to do.
Fail
Oh my gosh I have always read this as “heal thy burgers” even with their slogan all over the walls :P
Something tells me that they wanted both meanings on the cover. If you heal your burgers, they will become healthy.
@Graeme, treat cows nicely before they die? I don't know but it seems to be something about being better so I upvoted Raine.
Load More Replies...i actually thought it was heal thy burgers and i was like 'what's the issue here i can decipher that!'
...bring unto me your unclean beef, and I shall bless thee with grill-ready meat patties.
Blessed be the ones who addeth cheese to thine burgers, for theirs is the kingdom of Eternal Feasting and Fries.
Load More Replies...Lmao never thought of that before !!!!?
Load More Replies...Is this an animal rights slogan? Perhaps they wish the burgers might become cows again.
Meanwhile, the Interaction Design Foundation stresses that bad designs are often overloaded with useless info and make us waste time to figure out what the thing does and how it works.
So if you’re designing something, make it as intuitive and simple as possible—after all, you wouldn’t want to create something messy that’s bound to end up on the Crappy Design subreddit, would you?
They Stopped Construction On The New Burger King In My Hometown Because The Building Is Backwards. They Put A Whole Building Up Backwards!
Yup... fort smith, Arkansas! It was big news here!
Load More Replies...As a person involved in the construction industry, i am surprised this doesn't happen more often. Architects often send builders ridiculous plans without any north arrow and only limited location data (like nearby fences). The guys on the ground charged with laying out are unlikely to have seen a master plan. They just have to turn the plan the wrong way around and hey presto! A backwards building. Swap the foreman a few times, issue a few updates to plans so now one knows what's going on and assumes their predecessor had a handle on things, and you can get quite far without anyone noticing.
Load More Replies...It happened to me with an IKEA wardrobe once... but a building? That's another level :D
This happened to my parents house. It was built backwards from the plans. This was discovered by their property lawyer before They bought it from the original owners. Had their lawyer not seen it they would have had to have paid to have it put right before they could have moved in which would have cost them thousands. Thankfully after going through the local council and being told it was ok to keep it the way it was they were able to move in.
It's not backwards, at least not if it's the one in Greenwood, SC. There was a weather related construction delay and it was an unusual layout to accomodate the drive-through lanes so people thought that meant they halted construction because it was backwards. The manager said it's built as designed and said there's one in a neighboring town with the same layout. https://greenwoodcalendar.com/its-not-backwards/
Apparently this one is in Fort Worth, Arkansas.
Load More Replies...Look at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow. They built that the wrong way around as well and it's a little more impressive.
This happened to my grandparents house, the builders were looking at the plan upside down. Now the bedrooms are next to the street, the living room and balcony faces the quiet yard, and the entrance is on the opposite side to were it was before, so they had to turn the whole yard around.
Black One Is Salt, White One Pepper
They do this so you can see how much you are pouring onto your food.
Load More Replies...But I use pink salt... and white pepper is grey in any case.
Load More Replies...I agree that it's stupid, but it does challenge you to think for yourself, instead of just assuming things because they're the norm. :-D It's the same with Tony's Chocolonely chocolate; dark is blue and milk is red. Once I automatically bought the blue one, assuming it was milk chocolate. Never made that mistake again.
Isn't blue usually dark chocolate? Lidnt also uses blue for dark and red for milk
Load More Replies...As I was looking at this a Walmart ad popped up under this pic. How apropos.
This Isn't Even My Final Form
After you tighten your seatbelt, check the belt of the tiny businessman in front of you.
Welcome To “The Cut” Forest Recreation Area. This Font Threw Me For A Loop. Delete If Not Allowed.
Bwahahahahaha! Of course the men will say its because the bush was too thick.
Load More Replies...IT IS RIGHT THERE! This always breaks my heart
Load More Replies..."And after this, we'll be moving down the way to the next spot...labeled 'G'" on your maps...
Fun fact: "cut" is Elizabethan slang for vagina. Shakespeare made a joke about it in "The Twelfth Night". And probably in other works too, but that's the only one I've seen so far.
At first I thought it's because they made a recreational area where they cut down the forest.
I have a 72 yr old sister in law would follow that thought completely
Load More Replies...Fine, fine. You recreate your way, and I'll recreate mine in your lush forest.
It looks like they tried to darken it to separate the letters.
Load More Replies...Hiding Money Inside Something That Could Easily Wind Up In The Fireplace
I can so much imagine someone coming to my home, trying to help, and saying: "Hey dude, I just added a log to the fireplace, you don't have to get up" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We Cut Kids
Prepare for dislikes... why girls instead of women? It makes all women sound like little kids.
Ladies or women please. Girls are what you call small children that happen to be female
According to the sign that I read with my 5th grade education ... Obviously not. LOL
Load More Replies...Stay Home!
Fact check! A quick google shows Boris consistently votes in favour of LGBT rights in Parliament.
Load More Replies...That's another good use for masks... oh, wait...
Load More Replies...This Bath Bomb's Final Color
"To administer this drug test, we'll need an adequate urine sample."
HMMM--One of my horses hates a wet stall, and pees in a bucket while I hold it (really!)...this looks like a couple of days worth LOL!
I had a bath bomb once with sprinkles in it. Literal food sprinkles. They were so gross. 😅
Social “Distancing”
Unless you go forward when going up and backward when going down, or the other way around
Load More Replies...I know what the management wants to convey. It just wasn't worded properly. It should have been "Keep right at all times".
In France, we have a satirical TV show named Kaamlott, as Perceval (who's not the brightest dude) says "Ces conneries de gauche et de droite ! Ça veut rien dire ces machins ! Selon comme on est tourné ça change tout !" (That b******t left and right! It means nothing these things! depending on which way we are, it changes everything!)
Actually nice. Might watch it just to check it out.
Load More Replies...This Graph
I Can't Read The Article About Pointless Monthly Subscriptions Without Buying A Monthly Subscription
It is. Makes it even more surprising they included six months free when I got an amazon tablet a few years ago.
Load More Replies...If I open a news article that makes me subscribe I cancel right out of that bad boy. I already pay for the internet. I already have to deal with all the annoying ads. You’re crazy if you think I’m going to pay to read something on top of all that
When ever I call my cable company because the internet is down, they tell me to go to visit them online ....
Wow! What A Bargain!
Me too. Maybe we could try and do a deal and sell them ours at trade price!
Load More Replies...Lol you only get the offer if you go through the entrance next Doo though!
"Entrance Next Doo". Should I consider this a free trial? It does give me anxiety...
Blobfish Supra
These only appear weird due to different waterpressure in the deep where they are designed to operate from. In their natural habitat it's a normal looking car. Only bloats on the surface when exposed to less pressure than they are supposed to exist in
So we need to drive that car in the ocean is what you're saying lol
Load More Replies...I've seen uglier cars like the Fiat Multipla but this one is in the top ten.
I’m Having An Aneurysm Just Looking At This
And when you see this you get off the elevator and take the f*****g stairs. Holy s**t this makes my brain so upset
Load More Replies...press all of them at once and eventually you`ll find the right floor
Some buildings think having a 13th floor is bad luck and no one will want to rent offices or stay in hotel rooms on the 13th floor so they either skip it or use 12A.
Load More Replies...Accidental Venn Diagram
LOL Our values barely overlap trust, partnership, innovation, and performance. We're just a bunch of lying, backstabbing, shortsighted never do wells.
So what you're saying is that our values incorporate a little bit of trust, partnership, innovation and performance? YESSSSSSS!!!
I used to work for them. Couldn't be more true with the values. They didn't value the people at all.
Our vales have nothing in common with trust, partnership, innovation, and performance. XD
What's The Worst That Could Happen?
Amusing but not really a design flaw. My local supermarket has the first foot sticker 6 feet from the cashier. They don't put a sticker for the person currently at check-out.
Hmm... In normal times like before covid - do the guys in the line wait closer than this? Like looking over the shoulde or...
if this is a marked zone for optimal k"eeping distance" – how close is someone in the waiting line in normal times?
Finally A Deal That Suits My Acquired Taste
No Broken Legs I Know Of
In many countries local building codes would outlaw something like this.
And so they should! The only way I would be able to navigate these stairs would be head over heels!
Load More Replies...I don't blame you. I hope your injury was not permanent.
Load More Replies...Actually, the stairs in my home look like this but I didn't realize the problem until after they were done. I've already skipped the bottom one 3-4 times. We'll fix them!
Load More Replies...Can't this building also have a trapdoor welcome mat, or maybe a visual cliff that lets people fall into an open sewer, or a warped floor with checkerboard pattern that makes everything look straight? You know, just to double down on the theme.
With all of the options available.... I would have to credit a true sadist for this one.
Maybe the devil was a designer and forgot to stick with yellow tape on the stairs.
We Don't Need That Corner, I Guess...
Forget about the corner, how do you even get in? I don't see an entrance.
There are 2, one on the lower right and one on the upper right. The bottom one is on the bottom edge and the top is on the right edge in that weird cut in.
Load More Replies...The paint from the first wonky basketball court would fit perfectly for this court.
Can Someone Tell Me What This Jacket Is Actually Made Of?
Layer 1: 70% polyester + 30% polyurethane; Layer 2: 56% polyester + 44% viscose; Layer 3: 100% polyester.
Likely one combination is the lining and the other the shell. Is the math at least right? Can we agree on the math? No? Well, PU!!!
Actually, they are sewing in labels that are in a language they can't read. Few factory workers in any country are multilingual.
Load More Replies...Complex Oral Care
How come no one said anything before it became a sign? Or am I the only one with my mind in the gutter?
Nope, you are not. The image definitely screams at you. Someone should have noticed... all of them should have noticed.
Load More Replies...That's one of those moments when the boss asks you opinion, you say it looks wrong, they say " I Like it" then go and publish it.
Or you say you love it because you don’t want to get fired.
Load More Replies...This "Muddy Waters" Poop Dress I Found On Depop
Mmm, looks like she has crawled out of somewhere else, tbh - ewww!
Load More Replies...Wear this dress into a business meeting and say "Sorry I'm late, you wouldn't believe my morning" then proceed normally 😆
Perfect for the" I had violent diarrhea on the bathroom floor and wiped it up with this dress"- look
This is almost worse than those pants with the red spatters near the legs...
In Turkey, We Have Footpaths With Embossed Yellow Tiles To Help Blind People.
The tiles have raised dots on them that the person can feel while walking on them , the fact they are yellow is simply for the sighted to know they are there and not to park on them.
The irony is that they are placed wrong (one path goes through a bus stop) not that they are yellow.
Load More Replies...That is a good idea without all of the obstacles in the way
That's sad. But it happens in.the UK, too. Also with marked cycle paths!
Yeah, we've got head-level signposts put right across the cycle paths in my home town!
Load More Replies...yes. after dinasours armenians greeks americans germans georgians russians reptilians greys we decided to genocide blinds as well
Load More Replies...When feel-good laws collide with reality, who suffers? The legislator, never.
Almost Perfect
If those windows were centred on that fairly ugly building it would cease to be art and look like a prison.
"Let's try to create a more naturalistic look to this concrete eyesore.... "
If the windows are any indication, I don't think I'd feel safe going inside
Thanks, I was going ro say exactly that. Who knows where else they were sloppy.
Load More Replies...Actually, that looks a bit nicer than just straight symmetric lines. Looks a bit more "organic" (kind of) that way
I can't be the only one who appreciates the abstractness of the thing.
No Entry, Entrance Only
Actually I know what this means because I saw some at the state fair. That’s a portable sign to block some streets and openings because you need to go to the Official Entrance.
I Mean, Of All The Design Choices, You Chose This
Ok... this is either to discourage clients to use the toilets so that you don't have to spend money cleaning them, either to not spend money cleaning the toilets because the clients won't see the difference.
They thought the design would distract from the real s**t.
Load More Replies...That comes in yellow, too. Seen it on sale. For obvious reasons, it was on sale.
I'm trying to be reasonable here... maybe it's at a McCafe, and its like coffee or something?
I’m getting dirty vibes, melted ice cream and cafe vibes. If it’s one of the latter two, I feel words should be in the design to explain such.
Load More Replies...These Bathroom Stalls
The see through glass is bad but what about the lack of space for your legs... and other parts of the body... like face. It will be sooo close... most likely pushed against the glass.
Well there is a gap at the bottom of the door for your toes.
Load More Replies...Makes me wonder if they originally were showers. Then they remodelled.
Load More Replies...Pretty sure this is malicious compliance in places where laws require bathrooms while companies don't want to deal with maintenance and cleaning. Provide them to appease the law, but make them undesirable for use.
Reminds me of the Mexican Restaraunt I worked at in high school. I was a hostess, seated someone in a wheelchair in the dining room on the entrance level... later escorted her to the handicapped restroom only to find a shower stall filled with a shop vac and many hoses. I felt so badly for this costumer! She was very patient while I cleared everything out for her. Thankfully the manager made sure this restroom would be maintained properly for future use.
Load More Replies...Please for the love of God stop making see through bathroom stalls. I haven't seen own in the wild myself and I would really rather not
Whenever i have to go to the bathroom in a dream this is what they look like lmao
I think these are the ones that turn frosted when the person locks the door
It doesn't look fancy enough. I've been in some stalls like this and I still don't know why they exist. Except perhaps to discourage drug taking.
Load More Replies...Maybe it's the kind that fog up when you lock it. Or, at least I hope it is...
A Leaflet I Found In Work
Now she has a 29 year old boyfriend. The shameless cougar.
Load More Replies...I'm being reminded of this, for some reason: congratula...4c629e.jpg
I have childhood brain cancer. I don't condone this imagery, but in the context of this post, WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD DO THIS?
Every Day I Am Thankful To Live In The Land Of The Because Of The Brave USA Free
It is *supposed* to say "land of the free because of the brave". Instead, it is now whatever the c**p this is. Which, now that I think of it, is actually a fairly good metaphor for the US.
Load More Replies...Shirt is funny, but this man is Tim Ballard, the founder of Operation Underground Railroad, an organization that rescues children from sex trafficking. An actual American hero. 👍🏼
Nothing, don't mean nothing hon' if it ain't free, no no
Load More Replies...I'm not wondering about the shirt, I'm wondering why did he buy that?
Americans need a confirmation that they are in the USA every two minutes,that’s why there are so many flags.
Load More Replies...Enjoy A Nice Massage In A Moving Car With Your Eyes Closed
I'll cause an accident, but that's okay. I'm all relaxed due to my massage.
Could be a British ad -- driver on the right so she's in the passenger side.
My thoughts. You can see the edge of the steering wheel on the right hand side of the car. Although, apparently the driver has bailed out at 50mph.
Load More Replies...You Had Me At Hell!
Pennywise has moved into the dating game. “You had me at hell, want a balloon?”
Motel Hell... Wow I hadn't thought of that movie in years (we're showing our age lol)
Load More Replies...I may be stupid, but I think the ‘You had me at hell’ with a balloon reminded me of Pennywise with a new balloon.
Went To The Park To Shoot Some Hoops Today...
You can see the original CORRECT faded lines on the pavement, guess the painter just wanted to do something a little unique instead.
A Solar-Powered Streetlight Under A Bridge In Hong Kong
it gives me hope to see that public servants are the same in all countries
Right on top where no one can see it. Blocking the solar panel.
Load More Replies...A Photo With Keanu Reeves
I do not know about the "photoshop battle". It sounds fascinating.
My great uncle is in this picture, fourth from left! John Lundberg, he was on TV a couple times when I was a kid :D
This $4 Swan Pool Float From The Dollar Store
I'd be sad too if my head and neck were attached the wrong way
Load More Replies...Judging your every move when you relax on that floatie it will be judging you
Looks kind of upset about the hole in it's body. If someone was using it I'd guess it'd look like that swan was very "wtf are you doing." Kind of funny to have a pool float that is constantly looking like you've done something surprising and horrible.
Maybe if you have the pool float at your armpits, you could hug the swan and then turn around?
I Thought She Peed Herself For A Sec
Oh my god the replies??? LET PEOPLE WEAR WHAT THEY WANT TO without shaming them goddamn... Y'all are so fricking salty. So what, now I need to climb a mountain to get rips or??? And I know millennials wore it long ago, which means, you could've still sided with me instead of down voting me for saying let people wear what they want to...
Load More Replies...My daughter can turn her feet almost completely around like that bc her hips swivel. It's not painful or abnormal just how some people are shaped
Load More Replies...Unfortunate design, unless you are trying to conceal the fact that you are incontinent.
How many times does someone walk up and hand them some paper towels or napkins?
i’ve seen these jeans in person before, and i doesn’t look like someone peed. it’s just because how blurry the photo is.
You Thought Tide Pods Looked Like Candy.
Exactly, that's the problem. They're a candy company who have decided to sell bath bombs for some reason.
Load More Replies...On the plus side, these probably won't kill you if you accidentally eat one...
Yeah. More likely to be eaten than Tide Pods, but much less toxic.
Load More Replies...And so we created The Tide Pod Challenge: In January 2018, millions of cable TV viewers had their first encounter with the “Tide pod challenge”—an online and social media phenomenon in which someone with a camera (usually a teenager) films themselves biting into one of the laundry detergent pods.
The Braille On The "Alarm" And "Stop" Button On This Bus Are The Same
In all fairness, doesn't really matter which one you push, the driver will stop.
But with alarm he will stop the first possible moment. With stop he stops on the next bus stop
Load More Replies...Well yes, but the top one is in red braille. I'm sure they can figure it out and if they can't, oh deep sigh, schools are not hat they used to be, then notice it has the letters ALARM on it. Ah, some people.
This Unnecessarily Zig-Zag’d Sidewalk
That's what I was thinking. It looks like a pretty steep slope. This would probably help wheelchairs slow down a bit.
Load More Replies...There's a heart in the sidewalk under the gate and a similar path on the other side. It might represent an EKG in front of a hospital. I think that's cute.
I thought it was for trees,because you can see the trees in the background.
Load More Replies...Certain regulations limit the maximum grade or slope of sidewalks. It appears this is going downhill and so the zigzags are probably so the sidewalks meet code.
And rollerblading. And those annoying electric scooters.
Load More Replies...I’m pretty sure that the sidewalk was designed this way for people in wheelchairs. If the slope is over a certain height, the builders have to add the zig-zags to reduce it. It’s much safer, albeit a bit of a longer trip, to mitigate a steep incline/decline this way. As someone who uses a manual wheelchair, I appreciate this safety accommodation, plus I get a nice aerobic workout at the same time.
Load More Replies...Because Why Pave The Actual Pathway
If that's a running path, I *much* prefer to run on a hard packed dirt path than a paved path -- it's much easier on my knees.
It'd be more fun if we could find out the "whys" or "who" does this stuff.
Is that a “you-know-what” sitting over there, or is the park just really happy to see us? 😂
This Ad Bomb That’s Guaranteed To Wake Up My Baby
just install "ublock origin" browser extension and almost all ads on the internet will be blocked including youtube...
Youtube is the reason why I installed ublock, their permanent ads for Youtube premium got me mad.
Load More Replies...That always annoys me, why are commercials SO loud??! T Here should be a law against it, I bet somebody out there gas tinnituse induced by ads :p
On that note, why are shows played at such a low volume? I had my tv maxed out one time, and I STILL couldn't hear the dialogue over the music.
Load More Replies...Especially the video sponsors, like Brilliant, or Skillshare, or Audible, or *shudders* Raid.
Load More Replies...Anyone who wakes a colicky baby should get the death penalty. :/
I bought a baby scale to weigh the cats I rescue. When you turn it on, it plays a tune to soothe your baby -- the first few bars of "Fur Elise", over and over, at 120 decibels and double speed. It annoys the h3ll out of the cats and would make any baby scream.
I was so excited to find my Stress Relief yoga video on Hulu. Until there was an ad in the middle of downward dog, haha.
What Step?
Laughing At You After Rejecting Your Insurance Application
First thing that caught my eye was the "Baby" with the facial hair.
Blursed_frame
Everybody is just gonna ignore the fact that he doesn't have a neck .oh okay
Fine Fart
I’m sure many a child would respectfully disagree.
Load More Replies...This Harry Potter Dvd Collection
Everyone complains about the haircuts from that movie, but I personally think it at least does his book hair justice!
Load More Replies...Wut You Calling Me?
This Pie Chart My School Showed On Their Reopening Presentation.
There are basically two different questions, so the answers shouldn't be limited to yes/no/unsure.
Are we not going to talk about the fact the bottom part says "CATS CAN, and CATS WILL!"
Also the question seems like it can't be answered with only yes or no. But I might be wrong here.
"as we can see, one third of the parents is larger than the other two thirds..."
Who Thought That Silver Text On Yellow Packaging Was A Good Idea? I Guess Its A Mystery Serum!
Lack of basic colour theory. Classic case of someone setting them themselves up as a "Designer" when they have no education in that area at all!
Could also be someone saying "Why do we need a designer? Just use the same design as the other product, but change the background color."
Load More Replies...Worked in the printing industry. You have no idea how hard to convince even graphic artists that the printed material won't be the same as it was on the monitor. (And don't even try to use magic words like FOGRA 39, or LWC paper.)
The site "Clients from Hell" is full of stories such as these. Again, the common era of everyone thinking they know better than the professionals.
Load More Replies...I wonder if any of the variations of color blindness allows someone to be able to read it
Thats Not Where Teeth Go
This "Dolphin" Is Still Haunting Me
This Company That Didn't Bother Purchasing A Photo From Shutterstock For Their Billboard
Gee... That can mean just about anything... Depending on where around the gutter your mind might fall....
This Makes Me Sad And Angry At The Same Time
I love it! I can't wait to watch people trying to use these. It'll be so entertaining :p
Am I the only one who thought of throwing stars? Have a set of those anyone who gets close to your food...well...
I Mean, It’s Good While It’s Turned Off Right?
That looks really dangerous. Don’t use aerosols and spray paint near light fittings. There’s proper paint you can get for this kind of thing.
I'm assuming they took it off the ceiling first...
Load More Replies...So it would’ve been better if they hadnt painted the white star and stripe, right?
Would You Like Your Chips With Or Without Chips?
To be fair with the way they did this the only way for this to make sense the crisps would have to be it's own category
They're not crisps, they're chips. In Ireland, the UK and other places, chips are like French fries but bigger. Crisps are what we call potato chips. And if you are ever in Ireland, try King crisps. They are superb.
Load More Replies...I'd definitely visit this restaurant once just so I can say "I'd like an order of chips without chips".
Apparently Nothing Anymore...
Blursed_perfecto
This Colon Cleanse Ad Is So Bad It's Hilarious
In front of sewage erupting out of a huge box of colon cleanse.
Load More Replies...If the ad is this bad, then I don't want to know what the actual product is like...
Someone Chose The Wrong Colors On My Boardroom Doors At Work
I feel like this was made by the same people who did black salt and white pepper.
This Intentional Design On This Hoodie.
You have a filthy mind 🤣 I thought it was a bleach accident in the laundry myself...
Load More Replies...89$ for pink sweatshirt that looked bleach (yep, I said bleach, let me think it's bleach)... not for me
i think its kinda cute but only if it was over the whole sweatshirt instead of just the little bit
Then you look like the person who didn’t know that colored clothes can’t be washed in bleach...and found out the hard way.
Load More Replies...Ralph Lauren never had an original idea in his life, you just wear the logo so you can brag you paid too much. Same with Calvin Klein and Michael Kors.
That is NOT tie dye. That's splashed bleach when I was pouring it into the cup.
I'd really like to see what the other colour options look like lol
Not Enough Clean Air In My Convertible.
Is it literally advertising Ozone? Isn't that highly toxic at ground level?
The product may seem redundant, but it might work for convertibles that have been covered and stored indoors for a long time.
Yeah but you can also, I don’t know, air the car out on a good day by taking the roof down or opening the windows. Redundant product is still redundant.
Load More Replies...Also So good it takes the roof off and changes the make of the car? That’s some product!
Load More Replies...Probably a stretch, but maybe they want you to believe that you will feel like you are in a convertible when you use their product on a regular car? If that's it, it still isn't obvious enough to get away with it though...
Supposed To Be Lazy Shiba Inu Being Pulled On A Leash But The Execution Is Unexpectedly Morbid...
I thought it was Winne the Poop.. You know, when u r similar to the famous bear, but look like s**t..
Load More Replies...A Plastic Vent For An Industrial Strength Heater
This Seemed To Belong Here. A Rental Car That Depends On You Having Cell Data To Be Able To Run.
Call an Uber, leave the damned car where it is and sue the hell out of the rental company.
Today My Mom Hit Her Toe With This And Was Bleeding.. I Hate This Kitchen So Much
Put coloured strips of tape on the raised tile, so it won't blend in so much. It may look tacky, but it will probably save a few more toes.
You can find cheap mirror segments to fill that space too. Would look cool and you’d always see yourself coming.
Pulling Into This Car Park Requires You To Keep Right (In A Country That Keeps Left), Then To Resolve It They Do This...
There’s an entrance to a shopping zone like this in my town. It’s chaos.
Don't know, but to me the entrance is on the right hand side and people are forced to switch to left hand side in the garage. Also the exit is exactly where you'd want it to be when driving on the right hand side of the road. Also the white car has the steering wheel on the left hand side. As you'd expect in a country with right hand side traffic.
The majority of countries in the world drive on the right hand side because that's the only proper way to drive. It's in the word: Right.
Load More Replies...How Many People Did The Names For These Colors Go By That All Decided This Was A Good Name
Literally the only time it's OK to say, "Hey, my flesh light broke, can I borrow yours for a bit?"
I see a positive here. It's acknowledging that there are many different colors of flesh: light, medium, dark etc.
for a second i thought it was a flashlight that shone flesh colored light- "-_-
one time i saw a box of ski tone pencils with names like "ebony" and "cocoa" and then the pale one was just 'white"
Why'd They Make It Look So Fun Then??
Easy! Get in the wagon and push off. Just like a sled. I've done this before, it's really fun actually. They probably don't want lawsuit issues though.
Load More Replies...Because they couldn't find some clipart of a crying child doing it...
Look At The Volume Button
Yeah but would you want to touch it anyway, given how dirty it is? All those skin cells and dust all over it. 🤢
You do realize every time you open your mouth in public places everyone’s skin cells fly in? (Tell this to Karens to make them wear masks)
Load More Replies...It's like white for pepper and black for salt, or red for go and green for stop.
Who Showers Like This?
Obsessed... maybe? I'm sure a second face will come out of her throat at any moment....
Highlighted The Bad Part Of Family
I have a sign that says "family is everything" every time my nephew comes over is switches the letters so it says "my fail is everything"! Every damn time!
Moldova Is Feeling Very Thankful For All The Help Received From China In Battling The Coronavirus
I remember an unconfirmed story that it was intentional. The local council was upset that they had to make a pro-Chinese poster in order to receive Chinese aid. I have no sources for this.
Load More Replies...Well, that seems about right when you think of how much praise Chump heaped on China at the start of the pandemic 🤔
When It Rains Too Hard, The Water Pours Down Over The Sheltered Pathway
This Light Is Impossible To Clean And Ugly As Hell
The "Kitten" Is The Same Picture But Scaled Down And Mirrored
Ah, yes: the same graphic design principle that resulted in that terrifying homunculus of a baby on the plane safety placard from earlier.
I'm Impressed That This Thai Menu Has Text Cropping Both Over And Under The Image.
Something's Not Right With The Sign On Front
I'll read this on my rear-view mirror whilst hanging upside down. And, the letter N is still wrong.
So, Which States Are Affected?
light green is the affected one, that totals 25, the dark green is only 23 (alaska and hawaii aren't pictured)
The green ones, because Alaska and Hawaii are missing making the black ones 23 and the green ones are still 25 and they would include Alaska and Hawaii if they were affected.
The romaine lettuce already took out Alaska and Hawaii. The dark ones have been taken over by china and the green ones still need to be... oh sorry. PTA has slipped a note under the door saying not to continue. This information is classified and i can't tell you anymore. stay in your houses until further notice. And, as always, welcome to Nightvale.
I think you missed New Jersey & Maryland. They kind of blend in with Pennsylvania and Virginia on the map. I kept getting 23 also.
Load More Replies...A Pie Chart Out Of 178%
If respondents gave more than 1 answer, it is possible for the percentage total to be over 100%. But in this case, they shouldn't use a pie chart.
And it's supposed to be about "biggest" worry, implying each respondent selected one.
Load More Replies...More people are worried about the economy than catching the coronavirus and having to isolate, being on the news, effecting everyone you’ve been in contact with and being awfully sick?
It's things like these that render me unable to take the USA seriously at all...
This looks like a pie chart that Chump would use, or doctor with a Sharpie
Sure because I'm more concerned about the economy than about my family possibly dying from a lethal virus. Was this a poll taken by the Trump-family?
Measuring Spoons & Cups Labeled With Ink That Washes Off The First Time They Come In Contact With Water.
i have measuring cups that you have to tilt a ta certain angle to read
Math Will Take You Places, But Not Mongolia.
Apparently Denmark is now a part of Germany as well...
Load More Replies...I think all the missing countries were printed white but the letters are also white and that is why you can't see them
No. There are different ways to get a spherical map converted to a 2D image. This is a Mercator projection map. The further away from the equator, the larger the land masses appear.
Load More Replies...Looks Like Wish Sells Squat Stands Designed By M. C. Escher
Wish ads are always so confusing. There will be a picture of the front of a house with no description. You click on it and its a can opener.
Not to mention the extreme discounts. We're talking 3 dollars for a mansion here.
Load More Replies...My Socks That Always Look Like They're Soaked In Sweat
Can’t Wait To Break My Shins While Out For A Ride!
But contradictory to what most bicyclists believe, the pavement is for pedestrians. That's why there are no fire hydrants in the road. So bicyclists won't break their shins on them.
Thanks, I Hate Emoji Scissors
Why Is She Putting The Butter On Her Hand??!
OH MY GOD I did that exact thing once when I was 14 and incredibly stoned. Swear on my life I did LMFAO
Also, I thought there was a parakeet / toucan strapped to her back with netting
Maybe the hand's so big because she's going to eat it, and that's why she's also putting the butter on it?
Good Family Tree
At least the inbred brothers & sisters didn't generate a dog together.
Just Drag And Drop People Into The Pool
My Football Club Changed The Standard White Lines For Sand And It's Super Annoying Bc The Ball Always Gets Stuck
My City Just Replaced All Their Buses With Brand New Ones. The Stop Button Is Now Located Where You Normally Rest Your Knee. It’s Super Sensitive And People Constantly Hit It By Mistake, So The Driver Has To Stop Although No One Is Getting Off
Lol, the stop button on our buses is on the poles and if you're not careful where you put your hand when walking to your seat you can accidentally press them too, although that's not as bad as these ones lol
Coronavirus Restrictions Are Very Generous Now
Haha there's a sign on a local supermarket only 420 at a time... But whose counting
Top Design From My School
They felt so smart when they came up with highlighting the "art" in department. "Good pun, the students will love it". I almost feel sad for them.
Comic sans + a pun in the word “department”... you are filled with determination
So, in the pool area at my school, there are numbers on the wall. The numbers go: 1, 2, 0, 4, 5. It annoys me all the time.
The Yellow "For" Gets Lost Among The Big Red Letters
This Chocolate You Can't Properly Break
Look up tony chocolonely, its way worse. But they did it with a purpose. To show the story behind the slavery behind the chocolate industry. Tony's was created to create to have the workers paid better wages, and is one of the few 'slave free' chocolate brands out there.
But why did they have to make it the chocolate equivalent to those leaning benches that do nothing to rest you?
Load More Replies...This reminded me that I have a bar of dark chocolate hidden in my freezer. Happy days!
This IKEA Colander Has A Lip That Curves Inward That Traps Pasta
I don't recall ever seeing a colander where the rim rolls inward. Back to the drawing board, IKEA!
Ah Yes, My Favorite Food. Hoe NY
I hate it when letters that form words are displaced like that. The brain likes to follow the path of least resistence. Scrabbling everything incoherently is just asking for trouble. For example, about twelve years ago, Fendi had a purse with rearranged letters that read FEDNI. I don't think it was that popular.
This Headphone/Microphone Adapter That Has The Colors Mixed Up. I Wondered For 20 Minutes Why I Couldn’t Get Them To Work Before Realizing
Yikes. I hadn't noticed the clown. Now I can't unsee it. Thanks for nothing! ;oP
Load More Replies...Citroen’s Take On “Limited Edition”
Never mind, there's already some rust on the door panel. It won't bother you for very long.
Looks Like Someone Had A Rough Diarrhea
Yo i just realized its probably supposed to resemble marble
Load More Replies...Some God Tier Photoshop
And no, they do not cool your environment. They just add some irritating sound to the heath.
I have something like this and, yes, only a very faint cool breeze comes out of it, but that#S exactly what you need to cool down your face or legs. Of, course, it doesn''t cool down a whole room, but it makes a hot one bearable.
Load More Replies...as a graphic designer, sometimes the client has absolutely no other image or mockup of the product available and INSISTS on using the one image that they have for every advertisement possible. Im sure the designer was frustrated but had no other option other than delivering to the clients requirements.
Awful photoshop aside, I have one of those cooling cubes and it is great! Less noisy than a fan and can be filled with water. Definitely worth the 20 euro.
as a graphic designer, i would like to say, sometimes the client has absolutely no other photos or mockups of the product to provide and INSISTS on using that one image for everything possible. The designer sure was super frustrated about it, but had to deliver what the client wanted.
I think they've had her there for a couple of decades... that's her only way of exercise
Load More Replies...I have one. It's quiet and puts a small breeze on me at my desk on hot days. NO it will not cool your room, still it's pleasant.
Timberland Boot Sole Is Hollow
I agree... probably TIMBERLUNDS rather than TIMBERLANDS.
Load More Replies...Mine are lasting 6 months.... their quality are crappy now. In Brazil they just closed their production - even the "chinese" were made here.
(this comment is for SaraOpse) wow, even the link sounds like f****r!
Load More Replies...I've been reading bored panda on and off for years but I've never made an account. I have just made an account to say that you guys really need to delete the inappropriate links that are probably being posted by bots. It's not good enough that they are downvoted so much. Some curious soul can still click on '...view more comments' and they'll copy+paste that link into their browser which probably contains not only naughty adult content but possibly viruses and spyware.
The first one is very obviously meant to deter bikers and skateboarders...but also to give an idiot an outlet for showing how utterly immature he is. He succeeded blisteringly well. The second one--the gardening service's truck---I don't see the problem. It's two hands together holding seedlings, with the shirt sleeves clearly visible above the heels of the hands. Anyone seeing something else isn't focused on the PRODUCT.
All the skincare efforts on my face are gone after laughing my tears off lol
As a Lions Club member I had to share the image of the Turkish blind walkway challenge for the blind. As a Lithuanian/American I am happy to see cool stuff coming from the land of my father.
(this comment is for SaraOpse) wow, even the link sounds like f****r!
Load More Replies...I've been reading bored panda on and off for years but I've never made an account. I have just made an account to say that you guys really need to delete the inappropriate links that are probably being posted by bots. It's not good enough that they are downvoted so much. Some curious soul can still click on '...view more comments' and they'll copy+paste that link into their browser which probably contains not only naughty adult content but possibly viruses and spyware.
The first one is very obviously meant to deter bikers and skateboarders...but also to give an idiot an outlet for showing how utterly immature he is. He succeeded blisteringly well. The second one--the gardening service's truck---I don't see the problem. It's two hands together holding seedlings, with the shirt sleeves clearly visible above the heels of the hands. Anyone seeing something else isn't focused on the PRODUCT.
All the skincare efforts on my face are gone after laughing my tears off lol
As a Lions Club member I had to share the image of the Turkish blind walkway challenge for the blind. As a Lithuanian/American I am happy to see cool stuff coming from the land of my father.
